Chapter 26 The End 1
"I cannot," Itachi replied, "since you seem to be well informed I'll tell you this...Pain, the leader of the Akatsuki, is planning something big. He requires all the bijuu to do it. I cannot leave until every single member is stopped."
"Then it looks like I have another mission," I sighed.
Ping!
Quest Alert!
Defeat the Akatsuki! (1/9)
Rewards:
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Failure:
Death
Do you accept?
Y/N?
I selected yes and dismissed the box.
"You cannot just destroy nine S rank level ninjas," Itachi replied.
I shrugged, "I already killed one so far. What's another eight? Either way I need to kill them," I turned to Hashirama, "what do you think?"
"Kind of blunt, but I like it!" Hashirama grinned.
"If you need anything summon us," Tobirama replied before dismissing himself, returning to the coffin and deactivating.
"Do you have the locations of all members?" Minato asked.
Itachi looked at him for a moment before turning to me, "why are you so set on bringing me back home?"
"You are a great ninja, you have sacrificed so much...is it really surprising I want you rewarded for your actions?" I asked.
"You flatter me," Itachi sighed.
"Oh no, he doesn't give you enough justice if anything," Hashirama laughed, "you're a much greater ninja than me, that's for sure!"
"If you are going to do this...then you will need my help," Itachi replied, "even you can't take one eight of them alone...especially Pain."
"Please," I grinned, "I already have the perfect plan to get rid of them all. But...I wouldn't say no to help."
"I see...very well," Itachi threw a seal at me, "use that to contact me once your current mission is finished, as I understand it, you have one final base of Orochimaru's to destroy."
"One final one?" I raised an eyebrow, "I thought I got them all."
"No, not quite. There is a secret base he kept in Grass, in Kusa. It was a base he alone used and no one else. He once tried to lure me into it...it is located in the woods somewhere, unfortunately I don't know any other details."
I nodded, "right then, thanks for the details," I put the envelope away and smiled, "Sasuke's going to flip."
"No...don't tell him."
I snorted, "oh please, and why shouldn't I?"
"I...I need him to hate me," Itachi replied, "he has too...if he doesn't, then he'll remain weka."
"That is a very depressing way to look about like Itachi," Minato replied with sad eyes, "you...you can become strong without being depressed you know."
"I know," Itachi smiled, "but...I don't think I deserve the love Sasuke has for me...not after what I did."
"Maybe he should decide for himself, yes?" I asked.
"...Very well...if you feel it best, tell him," and with that, he vanished.
"What a strange guy," Hashirama whistled as we felt Itachi's chakra signature get further and further away.
"That he is," I sighed, "anyway...Akatsuki is going to make their move soon. My sources speculate as much. If they go by order they'll attack Suna first, then Kumo before trying to come after Yagura again, now that they know he's alive."
"Do you have a plan for that?" Minato asked.
I nodded, "yup. First we get rid of the last base of Orochimaru, then we target the members of the Akatsuki. I'm guessing we lay in wait for the one's going after Gaara. Hm...maybe I should send a message to Kumo to watch out...yeah, could be worth something."
"I see, then what about Madara?" Hashirama asked.
"If he catches wind of our plans? Then we'll be in danger...but I don't think it'll be too much of a hassle as it is right now," I sighed, "honestly though, the guy is so lame...I mean, he isn't even the true enemy."
"Oh? And who is?" Minato asked, the two hokages were now visibly tense, good, they noticed him as well.
I looked towards my left, "he is...isn't that right, Black Zetsu?" the venus fly trap like figure was peaking out of a tree off in the distance.
"Shit!" he cried out as he tried to sink back into the tree he was standing in in order to get away, only for Hashirama to collide into the tree, destroying it from the trunk.
The black and white zetsu leaped into the air and immediately divided into two, each half took off seperate directions.
I didn't even hesitate to go after the black one, Minato went for the white one.
It was about to leap into another tree and escape, I snapped my fingers, pouring chakra into my hands to form a black receiver in the form of a rod.
-1,000 CP
I threw it forward, piercing the goo like substance into the tree trunk. "SHIT!" he cried out, he realised just how fucked he was.
"Stop," I formed the ram seal, pouring chakra into his body through the receiver rod, stunning him. The black zetsu was just a mass of chakra, and not a very big one. It was smart though, but arrogant enough to think even after all these years humanity would just keep to ignoring him.
"H-how did you know?" he asked.
"Come on, are you really asking me this?" I asked as I summoned a clone to form a rasen nova blast behind me.
"How did you know?!" he asked.
"Hm...why don't you just die with the suspense?" I smiled as my clone charged forward, smashing the destructive ball into Zetsu's body. I flickered away as the entire forest blew up.
Ping!
You have gained a critical hit! Damage increase times 5!
-400,000 HP!
Black Zetsu HP's: 0/350,000
Ping!
You have made progress in your quest!
Defeat the Akatsuki! (2/9)
Nice. Now that this asshole was killed, I can finally focus preventing Kaguya from being reborn. He was the reason all of this even began, and now he was gone...it's almost too good be true...but whatever, I don't have time to reminisce.
I took off, quickly finding Minato with Hashirama, now standing over a defeated white zetsu. "Nice," I replied as I landed before them, "that's two down, seven to go."
"This one seemed easy," Hashirama frowned, "are you sure he's a real threat?"
"He was the spy," I replied as I began scanning the white zetsu, "he's chakra was almost perfectly blended with that of the tree he was peaking out of...hm, it would seem that he is composed of your cells Hashirama. I'm guessing this is Madara's doing."
"It does sound like something he would do," the First sighed, "my friend...what have you become?"
"I'll keep this away for further study," I replied as I put him away and opened my quest menu to see the progress I made on the mission I gained two years ago;
Save Oto!
Number of Orochimaru's bases destroyed: 164/165
"Itachi was right," I grumbled, "fine then...I'll summon you all later, I could use the help with the battle with the Akatsuki."
"Just call if you need us Yami," Hashirama smiled as he summoned himself.
"Yami...there is something I've been meaning to ask you," Minato spoke up.
"What is it Minato?" I asked.
"I...do you know what happened the day I sealed the kyuubi away?" he asked.
"Which part?"
"The part where I split the fox in two," Minato replied.
"Oh...right, yeah. What about it?"
He unbuttoned his jacket and lifted his shirt to reveal the seal in his belly, "he's right here...the fox...I gave Naruto the Yang half, sealing the Yin within myself."
I hummed as I scanned the seal, very strong stuff, "what's the difference?" I asked.
"Very little," Minato sighed, "I just had to find a way to seal the fox away. It was impossible to seal all of it away while also designing the seal to siphon away chakra to allow Naruto to control it. So I was forced to divide it up, to make things easier. I wanted Naruto to be the child of prophecy...but now, I see a faster way for that to happen. With you by his side, Naruto will not fail...and so I wish to give you the Yin half to you..it's better served with someone alive, then someone dead."
"Wait...what?!" I blinkey-you want to seal the kyuubi within me?! Are you fucking out of your mind?! I don't want that annoying thing in my head!"
Minato blinked, "r-really? I thought you wouldn't mind."
"Fuck no! I already have personal demons Minato! I so do not need more!" I grumbled, it's bad enough my brain is filled with ninja ideas and thoughts of whether or not this world is even real. I've been having an existential crisis every other day! And now he wants to add a talking nine tailed fox into that mix?! No thank you!
Minato chuckled, "alright then, I suppose that settles that...but if you change your mind, you know where to find me," he then vanished in a poff of smoke.
Damn that man, offering me power like that. Doesn't he get what I have to do just to remain human? All this power can so easily go to one's head, and he goes and offers me more? Fucking asshole!
I took off, heading towards Ta once more, by now the Oto ninjas outside the capital had gathered into a small army with Kimimaro at the lead.
I quickly put on my hood and mask and landed before him. "What's this all about?" I asked him looking at the assembled army.
"When your clones returned with Turtle and Suigetsu we thought you could use some help. I see that wasn't the case," Kimimaro commented.
I nodded, "yeah. Itachi managed to escape," I clicked my teeth, "anyway...let's go."
"Right," Kimimaro turned to his men, "stand down. The threat has been dealt with! Return to your posts but put up a patrol around us, we don't' want another surprise like that!"
"Yes!" the men responded as they did just that.
Kimimaro stayed behind to organise everyone while I returned to the daimyo's chamber where the man paced around nervously. The moment we stepped in he noticed me, "ah! You're back! Did you deal with Kisame?!"
I nodded, "yes, we did," I looked out at the men on the field, moving about to Kimimaro's orders. I smiled, "and by the way, about what you asked. Who would lead this group..what do you think of Kimimaro? Purple is very much his colour."
One week later:
"I hate you...I just want you to know that," Kimimaro replied as he stood before my team and I in a white and purple version of the Hokage robes wearing purple hat with the kanji for 'Second Otokage' written proudly on his back with purple fields of rice marking his sleeves and coat trimming.
"I'm sure you do...lord Otokage," I chuckled.
"It suits you bone fucker," Tayuya grinned.
"I'm sure you'll do fine," Turtle nodded, who made a full recovery thanks to my cellular healing.
"So you sure you don't want to come Suigetsu?" I asked the white haired boy.
The teen snorted, "no...after how that Itachi bastard kicked my ass I need to train, not run around on errands. If you guys need my help call, but until then, I'm staying right here."
"He'll be a jonin of Oto," Kimimaro informed me as he removed the hat, "you were right Light...there is more to this world than just servitude towards one man," he looked behind him at the oto ninja who he now controlled, "I am now their master...I just hope I'm worthy."
"You are," answered Jugo, who was now the Hokage's personal assistant.
"Well then...I suppose this is goodbye huh?" Anko grinned, "take care you three! Don't go invading Konoha you hear!"
"I have already dispatched an eagle to Konoha asking for an alliance," Kimimaro nodded, "don't worry, I don't' see our village being hostile towards each other any time soon."
I nodded, "that's good. Now...I suppose it's time to leave," I extended a hand which Kimimaro shock, "until next time Kimimaro."
"Yes...Yami," he smiled.
We took off after that, traveling towards the last of Orochimaru's hidden bases.
A week later:
"ARGH! I hate this!" Tayuya screamed as she ripped off her mask and smashed it into the ground, "we have been looking in this god forsaken land for that snake bastard's last base and we haven't found shit!"
Puma sighed, "you have no patients."
"Hey! You try fucking spending all your time looking around for something hidden from ninjas! It's fucking impossible!"
"I found it," Anko spoke pointing at a boulder, "I can feel Orochimaru's chakra coming off it, he sealed it away."
I turned and smiled at Tayuya, whose jaw was unhinged and hanging loosely. "And that is why we don't say something stupid that will eventually come back to bite us in the ass Tayuya. Come, let's finish this damn mission."
We arrived at the barrier and I activated my eyes, finding the seal anchor hidden underneath the stone. I applied a touch of chakra into it and suddenly the entire bolder began to shake as it moved to the side revealing a tunnel inside.
"Let's move," I walked in, Turtle following, Puma came next and then Flute and finally Sexy.
"So...what exactly am I going to do after this?" Tayuya asked as we entered deeper into the base.
"You could come with us to Konoha," Anko offered, "you can stay at my place, I wouldn't mind. And I'm sure when we tell the Hokage what happened he'll grant you citizenship in a heartbeat."
"Really?" Tayuya asked in surprise.
"Yeah, really. The old man owes me one, he'll not argue," I told her as we walked forward before stopping, my eyes widening, "wait...we aren't alone."
"How many?" Turtle asked as immediately we all moved into attack position.
"Twenty...but there's something wrong. They are all weak, almost dead, five of them are powerful enough, but one of the five is...well, for a lack of a better world, he or she is dying...we need to hurry, something feels wrong!"
I took off, leaving my team in the dust.
"Dammit!" Tayuya screamed, "wait for us shit head!"
"He's always like this when people are in danger," Yagura informed as they tried to catch up, but was too distracted to follow their chat.
I rushed through the corridors, they were designed in a similar manner like the rest of Orochimaru's bases, and after destroying over a hundred of them, you tend to figure out the pattern.
"NO! I don't want too!" I heard someone cry out and immediately I knew I had to hurry.
"Swift Release: Speed up times 1,000!" I zipped out of existence for the naked ey, reach the heart of the base. I kicked open the door, it came flying off in slow motion. I looked inside and saw the twenty people I sences.
Fifteen of them were bedridden. Five of them weren't, they all had the headbands of Kusa, Grass, and one of them was a girl with bright red hair, purple eyes and red framed glasses.
Karin Uzumaki, The Healer
Lv- 54
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The four healthy male Kusa ninjas were rough handling her, her arms were bare and bleeding from bite marks that went all over her arms, throat, shoulders, legs and even parts of her stomach.
She wore a pair of latex shorts that hugged her hips and ended at her knees. Her top was covered by a black bra and nothing else. Her face was one of horror, I've seen it before, on the faces of **** victims. And it boiled my blood.
I charged forward, I grabbed the arm that was pulling Karin away and carried her in my arms, rushing back to the entrance to the room. I then cancelled my jutsu, returning to normal speed, allowing them to realise something had happened.
"W-what the fuck?!" the Kusa ninja cried out in shock.
"ARGH!" Karin cried out as she looked up at me, "d-demon!" she screamed, oh, that's right, my super scary mask. Karin was supposed to be paralyzed, thanks to the mask's abilities. But I'm guessing because she's an Uzumaki the mask didn't affect her, since Uzumaki's did make it in the first place.
"Are you alright lady Uzumaki?" I asked as I removed my oni mask, revealing my real face to her. Almost immediately she stopped struggling as she saw my real face. I smiled at her, though my facemask did get in the way, "I hope I didn't come too late. Are you alright?"
"I-I...I am," she nodded, her cheeks turning red.
"Hey shit fucker!" Tayuya screamed as my team appeared, "what's the big idea ditching-...where the hell did you find another chick?! You were gone for ten seconds!"
"W-who the hell are you?! How did you get in here?!" asked a Kusa ninja at level 67, chunin level.
I ignored him and smiled at Karin, "don't worry, I promise, I won't let them hurt you ever again."
Karin's eyes widened, "w-what?"
"What is with him and redheads?" Anko murrmered.
I looked at the way Karin was bleeding, at the bruises around her arms and...the feeling of foreign chakra near her neither regions. I didn't want to guess what they did to her. By killing Orochimaru...I condemned her to this fate. I did. If Orochimaru was still alive...he would have saved Karin and made her his soldier...and he wouldn't have been hurt.
"Here," I took off my cloak and tied it around Karin's nearly naked body, "this will keep you warm." Karin's eyes began to water, I don't think anyone has ever shown this much kindness to her. Once again, I felt guilt hit me hard.
I turned around, putting on my mask, "usually I would like to offer people a chance. A chance to turn around and walk away. But," my eyes flashed red, "you hurt an Uzumaki, and more importantly, you pissed me off," I took out Kusanagi, extending it to five feet of length, "so none of you will be shown mercy."
"Wait, what?" Puma asked in surprise. I don't blame her, I'm always about mercy. But no, not this time.
I vanished in a blur, activating my Swift Release. My team and Karin watched as I ripped into Kusa ninjas, the ones active, and the ones dying. Their blood flew out into the air, their heads and limbs rolled.
I could tell that Puma felt disturbed while Yagura's chakra remained stable and unfeeling. Anko was confused, but Tayuya just liked her lips in excitment. And Karin...well, that girl didn't take her eyes off the bodies even for one second.
It was over, in less than ten seconds they had all been carved up into pieces of flesh and nothing more. I stood before my team, my hands covered in blood, my sword, even more so. I made a single ram seal and immediately all the blood vanished from my body, a handy little trick I picked up from Tobirama.
"Puma, take Karin out of here. Turtle, you, Flute, Sexy and I will finish up here," I dismissed them with a wave.
"Yes sir," Puma's voice held respect like always but now with a hint of fear. She helped Karin to her feet and lead the girl out. The Uzumaki kept looking back, her eyes landing on me, glued to me form. I removed the mask and showed her my real face, smiling at her. For a moment I think she smiled back.
"What the fuck was that?!" Anko cried out.
"Justice," I replied sheathing my blade, "or are you telling me you didn't notice the dried up sperm around Karin's legs?"
Anko clicked her teeth and looked away. Tayuya grinned, "I didn't think you had it in you shit head."
"I am capable of a lot of things," I smiled, "you ll are honestly lucky I don't end up a serial killer or something. I could end entire villages if I want to you know."
"Well then it's a good thing we are your allies," Turtle replied as he took off, "I'll check for anything valuable on the base."
"Right, here, let my clones help," I made twenty clones and sent them with Yagura. Once they left I sighed and turned to Anko, "you disapprove?"
"I...I just don't want you to end up like him," Anko whispered.
I chuckled, "relax Anko, I'm far to sexy and straight to become like Orochimaru."
"Could have fooled me," Tayuya snorted.
I sighed, "seriously? That was two years ago! Are you still mad about that?!"
"Hell yeh I am! What?! Am I not good enough for you?!"
"You were drunk!" I cried out.
"And?! I still wanted to fuck you! What's the problem? Is my hair not red enough or something?!"
I grumbled, "it's not that! It's just that I would prefer it if people didn't have sex with me only because they were drunk! It's honestly embarrassing! What's the matter?! Is it me?! Is there something about me that makes women feel they can only have sexy time after getting shit faced?!"
"Oh please, when has that ever happened before?" Tayuya snorted.
I turned to Anko and raised an eyebrow, "yeah...I wonder where."
"Wait...no way!" Tayuya's eyes went wide, "you?! You fucked him?!" Anko immediately vanished in a puff of smoke. Tayuya gasped, "get back here Sexy! I have questions! Come on cradle robber! You have to share the details!"
I chuckled, Tayuya never changed...well, I suppose she did a little. She was now five feet five inches, nearly a full foot shorter than me. Her breasts had grown too, now standing at a perky full C cup, she was much sexier than before, actually looking like a girl now rather than a drag queen...but I still don't date anyone with a cup smaller than a D cup!
An hour later:
"Burn," I made the tiger seal activating the explosives I had put into the base.
BOOM!
It all went up in flames, everything, the base, the dead Kusa ninjas inside, everything. I turned to my allies, "it's over...finally."
"Thank God," Puma sighed.
"E-excuse me," Karin spoke up from behind Anko, her tone filled with fear and respect, "w-who are you people?"
I smiled, "my code name is Light, I'm a ninja of Konoha! Nice to meet you Karin Uzumaki!"
"H-how do you know my name?" Karin asked in worry.
"Simple, because my brother is an Uzumaki as well," I grinned, "I learnt to pick up on your unique chakra very easily! Plus the bright red hair and purple like eyes kind of give it away!"
"B-but my first name. Karin, how did you know about that?" she asked.
I winked, "I can't reveal all my secrets now can I Karin? I am after all a ninja," she looked uncomfortable but nodded. I chuckled, "but, if you must know. I just read the name stitched on your pants," I pointed at her short. Which was actually true. I noticed it when I held her in my arms during swift speed.
"W-what?! Pervert!" she hissed, slapping me hard across the face, "what type of sicko looks on the inside of a girl's pants?!"
"H-hey! It's not like I wanted too!"
"Oh, so you just happened to notice the name I stitched on the inside of my pants?!"
"Yes! I mean...ah..damn it! It's like I'm intrested in you anyway! I only like hot older women with giant breast!"
"Yeh?! Well screw you too pal!" Karin growled.
I groaned, "Uzumakis, you all are the same. Short tempers and crazy logic."
"Wait...did you say you knew another Uzumaki?" Karin asked in surprise.
I nodded, "yes. Two in fact. One Misu Uzumaki and one Naruto Uzumaki. They both live in Konoha, which is where we're going to go. Would you like to come along Karin?"
"I….I suppose. I mean, I don't have anywhere else to go," she whimpered.
"Then it's settled underwear girl," Tayuya snorted smacking Karin up the head, "you can come with us!"
"Watch it!" Karin cried out.
"Oh quit whining! We're allowing you to come with us aren't we?!"
Ah, looks like this was the start of a beautiful friendship. And now I can stop feeling so damn guilty.
That night:
We left the hideout and reached a small village a little north of the base. We managed to find a room in an inn and settled in. Tayuya and Karin got along like a house on fire, it honestly reminded me of the fighting relationship Karin had with Suigetsu.
We took a single large room, six beds with a connected bathroom and a table with chairs.
"So what where Kusa ninjas doing in one of Orochimaru's bases?" I asked Karin the moment we all settled in.
The girl looked down in shame, "t-they discovered it a few months ago. We begun to use it as a lab or a clinic. I...they were trying to mimic my powers."
"The ability to share chakra to physical touch?" I guessed.
Karin nodded, "yes..."
I looked out the room window, I could feel several chunin level chakra signatures run around the village, but they generally avoided it. From what I could tell they were all heading towards the destroyed base.
"I can sense some of them moving towards the base," I spoke, "they haven't caught our scent, and I doubt they will."
"Y-you can sense them?" Karin asked surprised.
"Yes...so can you I'm guessing," I smiled.
She nodded, "y-yes. But I can't...I can't really get a lock on them."
"Hm..your range is probably shorter...but I'm guessing it's a lot more accurate than mine. Can you feel our chakra's properties?" I asked.
Karin nodded, "yes. You all feel different," she turned to Tayuya, "you feel like a...well, you feel odd. You feel...like a song, but you have a little bit of a cold chakra mixed in with it," she looked at Anko, "you have a hint of the same scent, but the rest of you...it's nicer, like a cold ice cube on a hot day."
She then looked at Yagura, "your chakra is like a seaweed, like sea shore," Yagura chuckled, she turned to Holo, "yours seems smaller than the rest. But...warm, like a spring's breeze."
And then she finally turned to me, "and you..you feel warm...like an inferno being held back by a solid metal dam of mental focus. It feels...immovable...like the Earth," she gulped.
"How so?" I asked with a raised eyebrow.
"I...I can't really explain it, it's like trying to explain someone's personality through a painting. But your chakra feels like a sea of magma being held back by a damn. Like you're controlling yourself every moment, every second...it feels like if you give in for one second, we all will be destroyed by the magma. That we won't even last a second."
Anko's eyes winded, "okay...now I'm scared."
"I don't think I'm that scary...am I?" I asked.
"You're scary sometimes," Yagura nodded, "but other times it's like talking to a boob obsessed moron."
"Exactly!" Karin nodded, "when I first slapped you I didn't even feel the magma! It was totally covered by the wall, but then, when you began to use your chakra...I felt it. The magma...it was like you were two different people."
I hummed, "interesting," I looked out the window, "listen...there's going to be a change in plans."
"What?" Puma asked surprised.
"First light tomorrow, I want you all to take Karin and leave," I told them.
"What?! Why?!" Tayuya cried out, "what about you?!"
"I have another mission," I looked at the horizon, "a few miles West ward is the Land of Rain, Ame. I...I have someone I have to defeat."
"Who?" Yagura asked.
"A member of the Akatsuki," I replied, "their supposed leader...Pain."
"Akatsuki?" Karin asked, "who are they?"
"A group of S rank ninja, each strong enough to kill a hundred jounins by themselves," Yagura spoke, "and you want to fight the strongest one?"
"Their strength is greatly exaggerated, believe me, I killed one just a few weeks ago," I snorted, "I'll be fine. Besides...it's about time I fought someone who'll actually pose a challenge for me."
"That pride will get you killed Yami," Anko hissed.
I glared, "code names Sexy," I growled looking at Karin who immediately flinched. I sighed, "sorry Karin...did you sense the magma?"
She nodded slowly, "I...yes….I promise, I won't tell anyone, please don't-"
"-Relax Karin," Anko patted her shoulder, "he barks, but he never bites his allies. And the moment he revealed his face to you, you became his ally. And, between you and me," Anko stage whispered, "he has a weak spot for redheads."
I sighed, "whatever….either way, I'm going. This needs to be done."
"I'm coming with you," Yagura stated, "he's after people like me."
"Which is exactly why you will not be coming along, I'm not hand delivering you to that man," I growled shooting everyone a look, "none of you are. As much as you may not like to hear this, you aren't anywhere close to fighting this man. You can't defeat Orochimaru, who couldn't defeat Itachi, who is afraid of the man I'm going to face. So trust me, you will not be ready for this man."
"But you will?" Anko said in a challenging tone.
I nodded, "I was, from the first day of this mission I've been training for this moment. So trust me, I'm more than ready to take him on."
"And what if the Hokage asks us where you are?" Puma asked.
"Tell him I'm making sure my little brother doesn't die a very painful death," I told her, "and if he continues to whine remind him that he owes me one very big favour."
They didn't like it, I could tell as much. But I didn't care. I had been a good leader and good friend for over two years, now it's time to be selfish. And that's exactly what I was going to be. I knew in the end, everything would be alright but still...I had to try and end Pain's threat before it began.
The next day I sent them away, and after making sure they didn't try to follow me, I took off towards Ame. I ran a few miles using Swift Release before stopping and preparing for the battle.
I sat down under a tree and closed my eyes, slapping my palms against each other and closed my eyes. It took me a moment of perfect stillness to feel the nature chakra around me, and a moment more for me to access it through my special cells.
One can achieve sage mode in two ways, that I know off. One is to learn it from a summon that already knows it, like the frogs or snake. And the other way is unique only to two people, me, and Hashirama.
When I first began to teach myself wood release I was able to detect sage chakra instantly, but fearing turning into a statue, I didn't try and use it. Thanks to Hashirama's lectures, I was able to step forward into the realm of senjutsu with ease.
Since I controled trees, which produced nature chakra, I had an innate link with nature that didn't require coaxing like the toad oil did with Naruto. I was already linked with nature, so all I needed was guidance, which I got.
Ping!
Select chakra conversion rate!
10%- 60 seconds
25%- 2 minutes
50%- 5 minutes
75%- 8 minutes
100%- 10 minutes
I selected 100% and waited the full ten minutes, molding my chakra with the nature chakra I gathered from the very air around me.
Slowly blood red lines began to appear on my face. Thick red lines surrounded all three of my eyes as a second pair of lines ran from my two normal eyes, down along the cheeks and around my mouth, meeting together under my lips to form a vertical line that went straight down my neck.
Two red dots then appeared on either side of my third eye before the extended upwards into my hair line, tapering like a set of horns.
Ping!
Sage mode activated!
Time limit- 1 day if senjutsu chakra isn't active.
Sage Mode, SS rank
Sage Mode is an empowered state that can be entered by blending natural energy with one's chakra, creating senjutsu chakra.
Uses:
+5,000 Durability for general body
+50 STR, VIT, DEX
+100% stronger ninjutsu, genjutsu and taijutsu
I opened my eyes, instead of being black, they were now a shade similar to gold. I sighed, damn, what a rush. I got up and activated my pseudo summoning seal, bringing forth Moltres out of it's pokeball.
"Mol!" it cried out, 'what is the mission now master?'
"I have a God to beat some sense into," I grinned as I stepped onto Moltres' back as we took off into the air.
'You are...far more powerful than normal master,' Moltres noted.
"A new form I've been working on. How does it feel?" I asked.
'Powerful,' Moltes simply replied.
We flew south west quickly, Moltres making great time. And slowly, I could see rain clouds in the distance, we were entering Ame. And using my 8.0 telescopic vision, I could see the village in question just inside the clouds.
I didn't need sage mode to sense the chakra in the rain water, it was so potent, like paint. "Take us above the clouds Hinnomaki," I ordered and moltres obeyed.
We broke the clouds before near
